Advance the wall before you hide behind it!
A Machulsky vs Bagirov, 1973  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 0-1
So R+Q+2B+2P aimed at the kingside isn't enough?
Tartakower vs Spielmann, 1913  (A02) Bird's Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
Confused as to which way to castle maybe?
Radjabov vs Ivanchuk, 2002  (E12) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0
See, I told you it was dangerous
Koneru vs Z Nemeth, 2005  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0
Replace pawn wall with Queen and Bishop, then sac Knight
Topalov vs Anand, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0
Double-isolated pawns and open file - enough to castle behind?
Barsov vs N Miezis, 1995 (A60) Benoni Defense, 37 moves, 0-1
Perhaps he forgot he was advancing his kingside pawns??
Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 1996  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 23 moves, 0-1
I think the King just wanted to be near the Queen?
Blackburne vs R Fenton, 1871  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 35 moves, 0-1
Black absolutely owns g2, but white doesn't seem to care
Topalov vs Adams, 1993  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 38 moves, 1-0
Don't let that g-pawn run away!
Aronian vs Kramnik, 2007  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 1-0
Prepares to castle away from attack, then castles into it...
J Sapienza vs J Szmetan, 2003  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
"Castling into the shattered wing" --Keene's annotation
S J Hutchings vs Keene, 1975  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 0-1
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